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Walchand Hirachand Doshi A true indian visionary who gave India its first Aircraft
Shipyard &
Car factory
Born in gujrati jain family from wankaner
Titled as Father of Transportation in india due to immense efforts of him to brng industrial revolution in india
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Seth Walchand Hirachand Doshi was a visionary patriot, who pioneered the industrial revolution in pre-independent India. A man of courage, conviction and self-belief, who envisioned the industrial needs of Independent India, who in the first half of 20th century
@truejainology

was a towering person, who stood out as the pioneering nation builder, who despite all adversities undertook the industrialisation of India in various core sectors by their intense passion, patriotism and indomitable spirit of entrepreneurship
@True_Shrotriya

The core sectors like civil engineering (construction of dams, bridges and tunnels), aircraft manufacturing, shipping, shipbuilding, hume pipes, organised farming and automobile manufacturing. He stirred the patriotic minds of fellow Indians, to realise the sole aim of his life,

which was along with the political freedom from British, to win back the economic Independence of his motherland. He Renounced the Titles “C.I.E” & “J.P.” conferred by the British, when Mahatma Gandhi was arrested
But Today he is an forgotten buisness legend.
@QwertyDistant

Hindustan aeronautics ✈️
In 1939, a chance acquaintance with an American aircraft company manager inspired him to start an aircraft factory in India. He wanted to meet with the CEO of Havro, the British company that made planes, urgently. Rather than wait endlessly for an

appointment, he bought a ticket in the same plane the executive was flying. Such were his ways of winning people over. Hindustan Aircraft was started in Bangalore in the Mysore state with the active support of its Diwan, Mirza Ismail, in December 1940. The Kingdom of Mysore

was a partner in the venture .
Hindustan Aircraft manufactured planes like Harlow Trainer, Glider, Hawk-P36, Horlow-PC5 etc
By April 1941, the Indian government acquired one-third of ownership and by April 1942, it nationalised the company by compensating shareholders adequately

Walchand was one of the founder members of Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and served as its President for eleven consecutive years from 1927–38
A true sethji of nation with an immense love for Bharat.

In 1945, he established Premier 🚘 Automobiles near Mumbai. By 1948, the company started indigenisation in a small way with an in-house components department. The first car rolled out of his factory in 1949, thus beating Birla’s Hindustan Motors venture in the race.

He even owned largest sugarcane plantations, sugar factories, confectioneries known as Ravalgaon.
Am sure every kid in india must have had these candies once in their lifetime.

In 1949, he suffered a stroke and retired from business in 1950. He died at Siddhpur. He was survived by his wife Kastur and daughter Chatur,
His legacy remains important. Every entrepreneur who has braved the odds in his career is an heir to Seth Walchand Hirachand.

The patriotic industrialist whose life was a triumph of persistence over adversity”. –Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister ⭐️

In my opinion in one word. Walchand was the creative genius’

– Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India ⭐️